James Rodriguez scored one aim and arrange two extra as Colombia totally dismantled Panama in a 5-0 win on the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday to march into the Copa América semifinals.
“Los Cafeteros” are by means of to the semifinals for the third time in 4 editions and they’re going to face both Uruguay or Brazil, who meet in a quarter-final conflict in Las Vegas, Nevada afterward Saturday.
Striker Jhon Cordoba outmuscled his marker to go in a nook and provides Colombia the lead within the eighth minute, earlier than captain Rodriguez smashed residence a penalty after Panama goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera introduced down Jhon Arias.
Rodriguez stepped as much as the spot and smashed his effort into the roof of the online within the fifteenth minute.
Panama had a quick spell of strain halfway by means of the primary half, with their finest likelihood coming within the nineteenth minute when Roderick Miller’s header bounced off the publish and instantly at goalkeeper Camilo Vargas, who displayed nice reflexes to swat it away from aim.
Colombia weathered the storm and punished their opponents from one other set piece within the forty first minute, as Rodriguez performed in Luis Díaz with a fast free kick and the Liverpool winger lobbed his shot over Mosquera from the sting of the realm.
Colombia eased off the throttle within the second half as they appeared to regulate the sport and see out the victory, however they had been nonetheless the higher facet by far.
They scored their fourth aim within the seventieth minute after Richard Ríos took benefit of some confusion within the Panama ranks within the aftermath of a foul to rifle in a low drive from vary, which caught Mosquera off guard.
Panama’s frustration with the proceedings appeared to indicate when defender José Córdoba clattered into Santiago Arias simply contained in the field to present Colombia a transparent penalty in stoppage time, which substitute Miguel Borja netted with the final kick of the match.
The win extends Colombia’s unbeaten run to 27 matches, with their final defeat coming in a 1-0 loss to Argentina in February 2022.
Colombia will play their semifinal match in Charlotte, North Carolina on Wednesday. Defending champions Argentina tackle Canada — the one remaining Concacaf facet within the match — within the different semifinal in New Jersey on Tuesday.
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